Sitting in to get the lighting right Well, well well. Look who’s back. I know you thought I’d abandoned you but I didn’t, I promise. Last week was a crazy one for me and I just didn’t have the energy to sit down and get out any good posts for y’all. Let me fix that today. […]
Side Hustle Bonanza!
Hi y’all! I have some great posts coming for you, I promise. This week I am working a few different side hustles that have crazy hours. I’m currently blogging LIVE from a corporate video shoot. Stay tuned for more details and stories later this week!
An Almost Entirely Free Weekend of Fun
This past weekend was a pretty great one for me. I did a lot of socializing, a lot of eating and spent some time outdoors, which are all favorite things of mine! There was hiking, there was brunch, there was a birthday and the was Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. I spent a ton of time with the boyfriend […]
The Hardest Thing I Work At Is Myself
Long time readers of my site know that I don’t shy away from hard work. I work multiple jobs, sometimes seven days a week. I side hustle like a bamf! If there is something that I want I have no problem working my butt off until I get it. Since September of 2014 I have […]
A New Timeline for My Financial Goals, Part Two
On Wednesday I talked about how I’ve had to re-configure my financial plans for the rest of 2015. I’ve set a rather lofty savings goal for myself of $5,400 for the remainder of the year. It’ll be divided into my IRA account, my long term travel savings and my emergency fund. Since I’m a planner […]
A New Timeline For My Financial Goals, Part One
Way back in June, after I had paid off all my student loan debt and was riding high, I came up with a financial plan for the rest of the year. I wanted to save for my road trip in early September, another road trip in October and max out my IRA all before the […]
Sunshine Blogger Award!
This weekend the wonderful MJ over at Dream Beyond Debt nominated me for the Sunshine Blogger Award. A big thanks to her! For this award I am to answer a few questions then nominate and contact a few other bloggers with the same award. It’s a fun and cool way to share some facts about […]
On Being Called Cheap
A catering co-worker of mine called me cheap the other day. I guess the first time he said it it was to someone else in our catering company. ‘Kara’s too cheap. It’s getting out of control.’ As we all know, I am a fiend for catering leftovers and getting the most out of my side […]
How Focusing on Paying Off My Loans Helped Save Me
Between the ages of 25 and 26 things in my life sucked. I was broke, I was underemployed, I was scared, and I felt helpless. I had no direction, no money, and a boatload of debt. I was watching lots of my friends succeed in seemingly every area of their lives: getting raises and promotions at work, […]
My Money Mindset, Post Debt
Paying off all my student loan debt was the best thing I have ever done for myself and my finances. It’s made everything better. Becoming debt free doesn’t mean suddenly becoming wealthy though, or even financially stable. While not having to make a debt payment each month does mean ownership of my money I am still […]